On 04/25/2013 02:38 PM, Richard Vickery issued this missive:
On Apr 25, 2013 2:22 PM, "Rick Stevens" <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > On 04/25/2013 02:04 PM, Richard Vickery issued this missive: >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: >> >> >> Because I, like many other general, non-tech users out here on the >> internet who don't understand the lists, am ignorant. This is why I >> continue asking on the wrong list. If you want to be more >> helpful, it >> might be possible to take this question and post it to the >> correct list. >> >> >> The correct list for pre-release variants of Fedora (e.g. F19) is >> "test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>" >> >> (a.k.a. "The Fedora Test List"). You have >> to join that list in the same manner as you joined this list. >> >> All discussions about pre-released software (e.g. "F19", "rawhide", >> even updates of code for existing releases) occur on that list. Once >> F19 (or an updated RPM for an existing package) is released, then >> discussions regarding that released code shift over to THIS list. >> >> In answer to your other question, grub2 is the default boot for F19 and >> grub2 looks a lot different than grub did. The fedup operation makes >> your system F19 and hence you aren't offered the old grub stuff. Also, >> being on F19 prevents us from answering a lot of your questions since >> most people on this list don't use F19 (yet). >> >> I belong to both lists (test and users). I have an F19 machine for >> experimental purposes, but I'm not a seasoned F19 user. Some other >> members of this list are also members of test, but the reverse is >> certainly NOT true (most test members never even look at this list). >> ------------------------------__------------------------------__---------- >> >> - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> - >> >> - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - >> - - >> - You can lead a horse to water, but if you can teach him to roll - >> - over and float on his back...you got something! - >> ------------------------------__------------------------------__---------- >> >> >> >> Thank you! An answer I can reply happily with / to, rather than thinking >> that, unlike what the website says, this group is not so helpful. >> >> If I am on the alpha program, why am I on 3.7x rather than 3.8x? > > > Ok, that's one we can probably handle. You can run newer systems on > older kernels (many people do). It's not recommended but sometimes > necessary if, for example, you have older hardware that newer kernels > have orphaned for some reason. > > The odds are that you have an option in your yum configuration that > blocks upgrades in kernels (although I'd expect fedup to bypass that > somehow). Look in your various /etc/yum* files and see if you have an > "exclude=kernel*" thing in there. Quick check (as root): > > # cd /etc > # grep -R exclude yum* > > Look for "exclude=" lines that aren't commented I don't get anything.
Hmmm, that's interesting. If you try to update your kernel specifically in a trial, what sort of messages do you get? You can try (as root): # yum update kernel* and see if you get any indications that something's being blocked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - A squeegee, by any other name, wouldn't sound as funny. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
